Shock Wave Therapy Found to Relieve ED

Shock Wave Therapy Found to Relieve ED

LYON, FRANCE—Israeli researchers have reported promising preliminary results using low-intensity shock wave therapy to treat vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED).
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Achieving Competence in RP: The Role of Experience

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Using Weight Loss As Treatment for CKD

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Proteinuria Is A Key Determinant of Outcomes

Jody A. Charnow February 08, 2010

Adverse clinical outcomes associated with a given level of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) vary substantially based on the presence and severity of proteinuria, according to Canadian researchers.
 

Transplants Can Proceed Despite Substance Abuse

John Schieszer February 03, 2010

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Substance abuse by renal transplant recipients does not significantly affect graft and patient outcomes, according to new data presented at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium.
 

Obesity Need Not Rule Out Renal Transplants

John Schieszer February 03, 2010

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Elevated BMI in renal transplant recipients does not appear to impact early graft function and the risk of acute rejection, according to study findings presented here at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium.
 

HbA1c Recommended To Diagnose Diabetes

Delicia Honen Yard January 27, 2010

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) should be used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes, according to new recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
 

Excellent Short-Term Outcomes Reported for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

Jody A. Charnow January 27, 2010

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is a safe and effective approach for nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) that is capable of providing patients with excellent short-term oncologic outcomes, according to the largest RAPN experience described to date.
 

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Urology News

Only Clinical Stage Predicts Positive Surgical Margins After RARP

Jody A. Charnow February 05, 2010

Clinical stage is the only preoperative variable independently associated with positive surgical margins (PSMs) following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer, according to researchers.
 

Vaccine for Advanced Prostate Cancer Promising

John Schieszer January 28, 2010

Experimental immunotherapy prolonged survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant disease .
 

Lead Exposure, Bladder Cancer May Be Linked

Jody A. Charnow January 27, 2010

Lead exposure may be associated with the initiation and development of bladder cancer, according to a study conducted in Poland.
 

Excellent Short-Term Outcomes Reported for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

Jody A. Charnow January 27, 2010

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is a safe and effective approach for nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) that is capable of providing patients with excellent short-term oncologic outcomes, according to the largest RAPN experience described to date.
 

AUA Creates Circumcision Task Force

January 26, 2010

The American Urological Association (AUA) has formed a Male Circumcision Task Force and is collaborating with major international health care agencies to bolster adult male circumcision services in sub-Saharan Africa to combat the spread of AIDS.
 

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